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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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